President Barbara N. Fish called the regular meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education
to order at 8:35 a.m. on January 12, 2005, in the Board Conference Room, Capitol Building 6, Room
353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia.

President Fish requested the following amendments to the agenda: move item VII.B.12.
Fayette County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) Closures and place it following
the Approval of the Agenda, move item VII.B.10. Amendment - Berkeley County Comprehensive
Educational Facilities Plan to the February agenda, move VII.B.6. Approval of Substantive Changes
to an Existing Program at One Institution of Higher Education to the first item of New Business,
and move item VIII.A. Notice, Request and Instructions to Vendors of Instructional Materials to the
February agenda.

Following discussion Dr. Johnson moved, and Ms. Hatfield seconded, that the removal of
item VIII.A. from the January agenda be a separate vote and the agenda, as previously amended, be
approved. The motion carried unanimously.

President Fish thereupon called a separate vote for each amendment:

move item VII.B.12. Fayette County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan
(CEFP) Closures and place it following the Approval of the Agenda.

Dr. Kenna R. Seal, Director, Office of Education Performance Audits (OEPA), reported that
an announced on-site review was conducted at Braxton County Middle School in Braxton County
on November 16, 2004. The OEPA conducted the review which was limited in scope to the
performance and process standards relative to school and student achievement. The review also
consisted of resource evaluation.

Upon recommendation of Dr. Seal and a motion by Ms. Haden, seconded by Dr. Johnson,
the Board unanimously continued Temporary Accreditation status for Braxton County Middle
School and the Full Approval status of the Braxton County School System and gave the school and
county until September 1, 2005, to correct the high-quality standards necessary for improvement. (Copy appended to Official Minutes, Attachment C.)

VIII.

Draft Individual School Education Performance Audit Report

for Robert L. Bland Middle School, Lewis County

Dr. Seal reported that an announced on-site review was conducted at Robert L. Bland Middle
School in Lewis County on November 17, 2004. The OEPA conducted the review which was
limited in scope to the performance and process standards relative to school and student
achievement. The review also consisted of resource evaluation.

Upon recommendation of Dr. Seal and a motion by Mr. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Cook, the
Board unanimously continued Temporary Accreditation status for Robert L. Bland Middle School
and the Full Approval status of the Lewis County School System and gave the school and county
until September 1, 2005, to correct the high-quality standards necessary for improvement. (Copy
appended to Official Minutes, Attachment D.)

IX.

Draft Individual School Education Performance Audit Report

for Clay Middle School, Clay County

Dr. Seal reported that an announced on-site review was conducted at Clay Middle School
in Clay County on November 18, 2004. The OEPA conducted the review which was limited in
scope to the performance and process standards relative to school and student achievement. The
review also consisted of resource evaluation.

Upon recommendation of Dr. Seal and a motion by Mr. Spencer, seconded by Ms. Hatfield,
the Board unanimously continued Temporary Accreditation status for Clay Middle School the Full
Approval status of the Clay County School System and gave the school and county until September
1, 2005, to correct the high-quality standards necessary for improvement. (Copy appended to
Official Minutes, Attachment E.)

X.

Draft Individual School Education Performance Audit Report

for Peterstown Middle School, Monroe County

Dr. Seal reported that an announced on-site review was conducted at Peterstown Middle
School in Monroe County on December 1, 2004. The OEPA conducted the review which was
limited in scope to the performance and process standards relative to school and student
achievement. The review also consisted of resource evaluation.

Upon recommendation of Dr. Seal and a motion by Mr. Morris, seconded by Ms. Chapman,
the Board unanimously continued Temporary Accreditation status for Peterstown Middle School and
the Full Approval status of the Monroe County School System and gave the school and county until
September 1, 2005, to correct the high-quality standards necessary for improvement. (Copy
appended to Official Minutes, Attachment F.)

XI.

Draft Individual School Education Performance Audit Report

for George Washington Middle School, Putnam County

Dr. Seal reported that an announced on-site review was conducted at George Washington
Middle School in Putnam County on December 7, 2004. The OEPA conducted the review which
was limited in scope to the performance and process standards relative to school and student
achievement. The review also consisted of resource evaluation.

Upon recommendation of Dr. Seal and a motion by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Ms.
Hatfield, the Board unanimously continued Temporary Accreditation status for George Washington
Middle School and the Full Approval status of the Putnam County School System and gave the
school and county until September 1, 2005, to correct the high-quality standards necessary for
improvement. (Copy appended to Official Minutes, Attachment G.)

XII.

Second Follow-up Individual School Education Performance

Audit Report for Atenville Elementary School, Lincoln County

Dr. Seal reported that an announced on-site review was conducted at Atenville Elementary
School in Lincoln County on December 8, 2004. The OEPA conducted the review which was
limited in scope to the performance and process standards relative to school and student
achievement. The review also consisted of resource evaluation.

Upon recommendation of Dr. Seal and a motion by Mrs. Cook, seconded by Mr. Spencer,
the Board unanimously upgraded Atenville Elementary School from Seriously Impaired to
Conditional Accreditation status and continued the Nonapproval status of the Lincoln County School
District. (Copy appended to Official Minutes, Attachment H.)

XIII.

Break

President Fish called for a break at 10:15 a.m.

XIV.

Call to Order

President Fish called the meeting back to order at 10:36 a.m.

XV.

Reports

President Fish requested that the reports be reordered and thereupon moved item VI.F. Go
to College to be the first item of business under Reports, without objection.

Go to College. Chancellor Mullen, Mr. Robert Morganstern, Director of Legislative
Relations, External Communications and Outreach for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
Commission, and Ms. Amie Fazalare, Director, Fairmont State GEAR UP Partnership, distributed
information and provided a report regarding the "Education. Go Get It" campaign.(Copy appended
to Official Minutes, Attachment I.)

Mingo County Update. Superintendent Stewart, Ms. Rebecca M. Tinder, General Counsel
to the Department and the Board, and Dr. Seal provided an update regarding the status of financial
and general operational matters, School Building Authority of West Virginia funding, the current
OEPA audit to be concluded on Friday, January 14, and the activities conducted and scheduled since
the last meeting of the State Board.

RESA Committee Report. President Fish provided a report on behalf of the RESA
Committee which met on January 11. Mrs. Cook and Mr. Spencer also provided brief remarks.

School Recognition Programs Update. Dr. Seal provided an update regarding the
development of a process for school recognition programs.

XVI.

Consent Agenda

Dr. Johnson moved, and Mrs. Cook seconded, approval of the Consent Agenda as previously
amended. Ms. Chapman noted that she failed to remove the personnel item at the time the agenda,
in its entirety, was approved. Thereupon Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Cook agreed to amend their original
motion to remove item VII.B.2. West Virginia Board of Education Personnel from the Consent
Agenda for consideration as the second item of business under New Business. The motion, as
amended, carried unanimously.

Minutes of December 15 and 16, 2004 (Attachment L)

Budget supplement and transfer requests for the month of December 2004 as
follows: total supplements = $24,450,996 and total transfers = $22,722,545
(Attachment M)

Two (2) new requests for waivers of instructional material; one (1) request for
continuation of a wavier of instructional material; one (1) new request for a
waiver of State Board policy; and (d) two (2) requests for continuation of waivers
of State Board policy (Attachment Mc)

Three (3) principal and four (4) assistant principal waiver requests for the 2004-2005 Principal Leadership Academy for New Principals for one year (Attachment
N)

Nicholas County Schools' policy for the employment of substitute teachers in
areas of critical need (Attachment O)

Amendment to the Logan County Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan
(CEFP) to include the addition of four classrooms at Man Central K-8 School

Amendment to the Lincoln County CEFP to include canceling the relocation of
the fifth grade students at Midway instead of the scheduled move to Duval K-8
and canceling the relocation of the fifth grade students at Ranger and West
Hamlin Elementary instead of moving them to Guyan Valley Middle

Amendment to the Wood County CEFP to include the reconfiguration of all
elementary schools from PK-6 to PK-5 for the school year 2007-08. All junior
high schools will be reconfigured from 7-9 to middle schools 6-8 and
Parkersburg High School and Parkersburg South will be reconfigured from
grades 10-12 to grades 9-12. Waverly Elementary, Williamstown Elementary
and Williamstown High School will remain in their current configuration

Amendment to the Putnam County CEFP for the construction of a 6th grade wing
at George Washington Middle School

Waiver of Policy 6204 requirement for school closures/consolidations to be
completed by December 31 and an extension until April 1, 2005. This extension
was required to formulate and provide documents for the closure of Central
Elementary School and moving the students to Buckhannon Upshur Intermediate

Temporary Accreditation status to Poca Middle School and continued the Full
Approval status of the Putnam County School System (Attachment P)

Report on the Strategic Plan FY 2005 for the OEPA (Attachment Q)

Mathematics as the West Virginia Board of Education's professional
development goal for the time period of June 1, 2005 - May 31, 2006
(Attachment R)

County superintendent performance evaluation plans for 2004-2005.

XVII.

Break

President Fish called for a break at 12:11 p.m.

XVIII.

Call to Order

President Fish called the meeting back to order at 1:00 p.m.

XIX.

Approval of Substantive Changes to an Existing Program at

One Institution of Higher Education

Dr. Karen Huffman, Executive Director, Office of Professional Preparation, Division of
Administrative Services, addressed the Board regarding changes to Salem International University's
Educational Leadership program with an effective date of January 13, 2005, as approved by the
Program Review Board on December 8, 2004.

Upon recommendation of the Program Review Board and a motion by Dr. Johnson, seconded
by Mr. Spencer, the Board unanimously approved the changes to Salem International University's
Educational Leadership Program, effective January 13, 2005.

XX.

West Virginia Board of Education Personnel

Upon motion by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Ms. Haden, the Board approved the West Virginia
Board of Education personnel items with seven members voting yes, and one member, Ms.
Chapman, voting no. (Copy appended to Official Minutes, Attachment S.)

XXI.

Notice, Request and Instructions to Vendors of Instructional Materials

Dr. Stanley Hopkins, Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Technical and Adult
Education presented the 2005 Notice, Request and Instructions for Vendors of Instructional
Materials. W.Va. Code §18-2A-2 requires a written request (Call) be issued to vendors for bids,
samples, and prices of textbooks, instructional materials and learning technologies. The 2005 Call
is limited to the required materials and programs in the areas of Health and Science, K-12. Approval
of the Call will initiate the sequence of activities that must be completed to provide the Official State
Multiple List of Instructional Materials to counties by December, 2005.

Upon motion by Ms. Haden, seconded by Dr. Johnson, the Board approved the 2005 Call
with seven members voting yes and one member, President Fish, voting no. (Copy appended to
Official Minutes, Attachment T.)

XXII.

Appointments to the West Virginia Commission for Professional

Teaching Standards (WVCPTS)

Dr. Huffman presented two nominees to the WVCPTS for the Board's consideration. One
vacancy on the WVCPTS requires State Board appointment of a layperson as defined by WVBE
Policy 5050, and the second vacancy requires appointment of a middle school teacher who resides
in Congressional District 3.

Upon motion by Mrs. Cook, seconded by Ms. Hatfield, the Board unanimously appointed
Mark E. Wills to the layperson position and Pamela H. Moore, middle school teacher, to the
Congressional District 3 position.

XXIII.

Future Meetings

The next regular meeting of the Board will be held February 8-9, 2005 in Mason County,
West Virginia.